Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 08-Sep-2010
ASO | 08-Sep-2010
Anywaa Survival Organisation would like to call upon indigenous people to resist this kind of land grabbing effort of the Ethiopian government, now acknowledged by a World Bank report
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IPS | 08-Sep-2010
The World Bank report calls for global implementation of investment principles it drafted last year but notes that enforcement mechanisms do not exist.
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Bloomberg | 08-Sep-2010
Foreign purchases of agricultural land from Mozambique to Cambodia pose “significant risks” to the livelihoods of farmers in countries with “weak land governance,” the World Bank said in a report.
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Dow Jones | 07-Sep-2010
Around 45 million hectares of farmland deals were announced by the end of 2009, according to the Bank, with many of them providing little, if any, compensation to rural communities for the loss of land rights
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Financial Times | 07-Sep-2010
The World Bank has backed the controversial practice of countries selling large tracts of agricultural land to overseas investors but is urging vendors to demand much more to increase their farming productivity and peoples’ livelihoods.
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World Bank | 07-Sep-2010
A new World Bank report says volatility in food prices has been a key factor behind a rising tide of large scale farmland purchases in the developing world, which can pose social and environment risks, if not well managed.
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Economic Times | 07-Sep-2010
Indian companies are increasingly getting a foothold into South America, acquiring assets and land not just to get entry into its lucrative agricultural market but also to export commodities such as sugar, pulses and edible oils back to India.
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Bloomberg | 07-Sep-2010
Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the US housing market’s plunge, said he is investing in farmland. “I believe that agriculture land -- productive agricultural land with water on site -- will be very valuable in the future.”
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Global Donor Platform | 06-Sep-2010
The World Bank report on land grabbing, entitled 'Rising Global Interest in Farmland – Can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?', will finally be released on 8 September 2010.
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rinoceros | 06-Sep-2010
« Un étranger s’installe au Brésil et peut acheter la quantité de terre qu’il veut. Dans le même temps, il y a 4,2 millions de familles qui n’ont pas accès à la terre, c’est-à-dire plus de 12 millions de personnes, » signale Gilberto Portes
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Reuters | 06-Sep-2010
Egypt's government signed a deal to allow Egyptian companies access to 400,000 hectares of farm land in Sudan, the first deal of its kind between the two countries
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NCN | 06-Sep-2010
La comisión de Legislación General de Diputados planea sacar el 16 un dictamen contra la “extranjerización de tierras” en Argentina, donde el 7% de las tierras no están en manos argentinas.
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O Estado de São Paulo | 06-Sep-2010
"Os brasileiros é que vão desenvolver aquela região", prevê Gilson Pinesso. Há, segundo ele, 500 mil hectares reservados aos brasileiros pelo governo sudanês.
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Christian Science Monitor | 06-Sep-2010
As global wheat prices rise, Africans are feeling the pinch when buying something as simple as bread. Mozambique bread riots could be a warning sign for African nations who have leased fertile agricultural land to foreign countries.
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The Standard | 06-Sep-2010
A conference organised by the East Africa Legislative Assembly and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation has chided East African governments for leasing land to foreigners without the explicit consent of existing users
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Times of India | 05-Sep-2010
Taking a leaf out of the book of progressive farmers of the state who have made it big in South and Central American countries, the Punjab government is now exploring taking up land on lease in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico to grow foodgrain and export it for domestic consumption.
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Business Standard | 05-Sep-2010
What India can learn from China is not its alarming passion for buying farmland in poor countries but its awareness of the value of agricultural land to meet the food needs of its citizens.
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Sydney Morning Herald | 04-Sep-2010
In an era when many countries are starting to worry about food security, foreign agribusiness might buy into the rural water market here in Australia and use permanent water holdings to dictate how our farmland should be used.
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Agrimoney | 03-Sep-2010
Warren Buffett's tie-up with sugar magnate Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello over alleged plans for a farmland buying spree in Brazil may avoid the US tycoon falling foul of a drive to keep out foreign investors.
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The National | 02-Sep-2010
Hassad Food knows how to shop. The $1b subsidiary of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund finalised a $500m agreement last year to grow wheat & rice on 100,000 ha in Sudan and has announced plans to invest $700m worldwide this year.
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Politis | 02-Sep-2010
Antoine Bouhey explique les méfaits de l’accaparement des terres par de grands investisseurs sur les populations locales. Un phénomène qui prend de l’ampleur, notamment en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud.
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Reuters | 02-Sep-2010
Algeria's government is considering applications from firms in Europe, the Gulf and Canada to launch the country's first commercial maize production, the head of the Algerian farmers' union said.
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Exame | 02-Sep-2010
Por meio da Berkshire Hathaway, uma de suas gestoras de fundos, Buffett está negociando a criação de uma empresa voltada à aquisição de propriedades agrícolas no país, de acordo com informações do Relatório Reservado.
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Página do MST | 02-Sep-2010
Para o cientista social e engenheiro agrônomo Horácio Martins de Carvalho, a medida do governo federal é salutar, mas insuficiente para garantir o controle do avanço do capital estrangeiro no território brasileiro.
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Daily Guide Ghana | 02-Sep-2010
Standard Bank Plc has affirmed its commitment to finance agriculture in Africa over a long term because Africa has vast stretch of arable lands. Additionally, the bank intends to improve food security and eliminate hunger in the world.
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Indonesia Today | 02-Sep-2010
Company "currently assessing the quality of the land."
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Bloomberg | 01-Sep-2010
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is seeking a partnership with Brazilian billionaire Rubens Ometto and soybean grower Blairo Maggi to buy farmland in the South American country, Relatorio Reservado reported.
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Business Day | 01-Sep-2010
The number of investment projects in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa is at "unprecedented" levels, said Paul Runge of Africa Project Access at the ag investment conference in Durban
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Indigenous Peoples Issues | 31-Aug-2010
No-one should be surprised when people start describing the Merauke Integrated Rice Estate as a clear case of genocide by the Indonesian government, because it has been well-planned and well-organised.
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Times of Zambia | 21-Aug-2010
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an agreement with Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Company of China for the development of an agriculture farm bloc.
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Contrat signé avril 2006, concernant 12.000 ha. Sosucan est une filière de Somdiaa, détenu par la société française Vilgrain.
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